Junior Project Cost Controller - RQ01820

Randstad is seeking a talented Junior Project Cost Controller for an exciting contract opportunity based in Ottawa. In this role, you will act as a pivotal bridge between Finance and the Project Management Office (PMO), providing crucial economic and administrative support. This is a full-time 14-month contract position (40 hours per week). Operating under a highly flexible hybrid work model, you will collaborate with your team on-site in Ottawa while enjoying the convenience of working from home.

Advantages
Our client provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
-Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
-Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
-Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
-Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
-Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Responsibilities
-Responsible for cost control and ensures that it is in conformance with company’s policy.
-Develops and prepares project budget and contract changes.
-In collaboration with PMO, maintains financial budget and Estimate At Completion in Primavera; Validates jointly with Project Management Office and Finance -Manager to resolve any inconsistency and Estimate At Completion changes.
-Prepares, validates with Project Manager the monthly re-forecasting of Sales, Gross Margin, Cost Variance, Adjusted Gross Margin and Cash-in and ensures that the information is in time to be integrated on the monthly Company Operational Budget Review (OBR).
-Project Cash monitoring and liaises with the Company’s Treasurer on project cash flow, foreign exchange exposure, hedging activities and customer cash collection.
-Produces monthly project report (Dashboard) and forecasts data package with major risks and opportunities identified. Of which main tasks are: Actual cost validation, Commitment cost validation, Estimate to Complete (ETC) validation and control check; Produces external weekly and monthly reporting as required, monitoring actuals and budgets; Produces external task forecasts of project burn-rate for level of effort contracts as required.
-Supports Business Control Manager in the monthly Project Control Group processes – Timesheet Admin, monthly programmatic consolidation of all projects, financial analysis.; Prepares project pricing and supports internal pricing specialist on bids; Supports and provides timely project billing.
-Works on establishing overarching global project processes for improved monitoring and control.
-Performs special project assignments as requested.

Qualifications
-Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts (major in Accounting), and/or similar education and equivalent experience.
-1-3 years of experience in large multi-national or national organization, in the Defense & Security sector or previous experience in project cost controlling
-Experience working on projects and knowledge of basic project management and the project lifecycle.
-Knowledge and previous experience working with different business systems and tools (i.e. SAP, Primavera and Excel)

Summary
If you are an analytical thinker who thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to make a tangible impact on large-scale operations, this Junior Project Cost Controller position is for you. Don't miss out on the chance to partner with a world-class team and build a stellar professional foundation. Apply today directly through Randstad to take the next step in your career!

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